» chrome_installer.exe
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chrome_installer.exe

Google Chrome Browser

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application chrome_installer.exe, “Google Chrome Browser ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Google Chrome Browser

Description:

Google Chrome Browser

Version:

2.0.5.1

MD5:

f39751eaabab49f20bb870b91d6a7887

SHA-1:

bf949c82323e39e81ebf95f9aa2be132804bbf11

SHA-256:

2782e74b91665ffef948a69327170878c690708ea006daf27ad9453a5ca5f491

Scanner detections:

19 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/29/2024 1:36:22 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.05.10

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.70

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-140510

AVG

Generic_r

2015.0.3479

Baidu Antivirus

[08:51:10]

4.0.3.14320

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17759

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2035

9.0.1.079

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9400

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.5.10.10

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3888

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.03.20.04

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.T

14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14318

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26304

File size:

842.9 KB (863,160 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.1

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome_installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/18/2014 3:58:23 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:isaIdkGDmsYH2taQMbJ9tDXxnHN88xnc7C8uWPE:isUO7YHEa/J7xc7C/Wc

Entry address:

0x269690

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8870

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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